

Lawgivers II
Damian Bernardi · 2023 · Political Sim, Politics, Sandbox, Capitalism, Diplomacy
PC
Mostly Positive73% · 551
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About Lawgivers II
Lawgivers II is a turn-based political and geopolitical simulation game. The player can choose to start the political career as a simple activist or directly as the leader of a party. There are three alternative ways to win the game: By pursuing personal interests, party influence or national prestige.
World
A hand-crafted realistic world map featuring the most well-know countries, regional/state subdivisions and cities. Some playable nations will feature electoral districts too. Use comfortable filters to display population density, foreign relations, gdp growth, military spending, media outreach, election outcomes, etc. For a better overview, the map can also be projected onto 2D.Elections
Lawgivers II is designed to be a sandbox game, where players can experiment new strategies for winning elections and implement policies to avoid national bankruptcy. All playable nations start with their own system and rules. During the game, the lawmakers might propose to parliament/congress to switch to another electoral system which can be proportional, majoritarian or mixed. Constituencies are also editable and allow practicing gerrymandering for winning the elections. Debates can be organized to discuss important matters that affects the citizens.Parliament/Congress
Enter the parliament/congress with your lawmakers to approve or abolish laws in a much expanded and realistic way. Elect the speaker of the house to watch over parliamentary democracy and set up custom committees. Lawmakers will have their own opinion about laws and ways to rule. Check out their personal history and be sure to secure their trust during the most difficult times. Request a secret vote for a bill, or a motion to impeach the president.Laws
Personalize and approve bills, article by article. With constitutional amendments players are able to control the workflow of the most important institutions of the country. Players will have total freedom to choose whether to incorporate a specific bill into the constitution or approve it as an ordinary law.Government
Run for the highest seat in presidential and semi-presidential republics or become the prime minister in parliamentary republics. Form a government alone or with a coalition of parties and manage to survive motions of no confidence. Bypass the parliament if necessary, to meet your needs, but be prepared to face the consequences.Organisations and Lobbies
Organizations and lobbies can wield a significant amount of influence in your country. You can seek their support by hiring one of their representatives or choose to practice honest and clean politics and be a good servant of the country.Trade & War
Every nation has something to offer to the world, whether it's know-how, raw materials, or exotic fruits. In the role of head of the government, you will have to visit other countries and forge strategic alliances to secure vital resources for your citizens. Influence nearby regions with your main ideology or surprise the world by pressing the red button, but be prepared to face strong political consequences and sanctions! While war is possible, it's highly discouraged, and the repercussions might be catastrophic for your economy as well.Multiplayer
Join with your friends in a coalition to form the government, or simply stay in opposition and get ready for your first chance to grab power.Mods
The game comes with Steamworks support. Modders can add new countries, laws, events, parameters, resources, ideologies, and more content with just a simple text editor. The appearance of lawmakers is completely customizable too, so you can draw and import portraits of your favorite politicians!Developer
I'm Damian. Driven by a deep passion for politics, I set out to create one of the most comprehensive political simulation game. One that captures the intricate mechanics of parliamentary and congressional processes across countries, including tactics like filibustering and gerrymandering.Join our community on Discord, participate in development polls and contribute to one of the most ambitious political simulation games!What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The game is unpolished, buggy, and not quite complete. Yet, it is still one of the best political simulation games you can buy. The systems have an incredible amount of potential, with custom parties, choosing which country to play in, the elections system, laws, etc. This and the Political Process are in a league of their own in terms of Political Sims, but this is the weaker of the two. Still being updated frequently as of 7/26/2026. 7.1/10 for the current game, I can see a potential around 9/10. However, it takes a lot more than small tweaks and new laws being added to get there; QoL features, a more transparent voters system, balance changes, and better Workshop support would all be needed (why isn't creating new laws, the most modular part of the game, not easier to mod???). A fun toy, and I am unsure if it will transcend past that. Still, it has been worth the price of entry for me; your mileage may vary.
Interesting concept with plenty of potential. From early play-testing, a couple of things to highlight: - the party popularity mechanism needs a revamp; to continuously lose support regardless of what the party / government is doing makes any action rather pointless; perhaps set out clearer mechanisms for boosting party support - government approval: a clearer breakdown of areas in which the populace think the government is performing well and badly should be added - using filters with members of the party: as soon as you pick a candidate, any filter selected reverts back to the default, which is frustrating - party member attributes: currently they seem a bit abstract and players cannot readily determine which attributes would be best to pick for what decision; also, the fact that "experience" is determined only by age, and most members have low "recognition" could do with some improvements - building infrastructure shouldn't be limited to once per term, but rather the amount of time it takes to build it - make the trade negotiations clearer, and also the bond sales - the foreign trips are ridiculously expensive and there could be more options for the reason of the trip rather th…
A bit buggy, will crash every 2 years. but still a decent game! Still could add more options. not enough laws or media topics. need AI to progress and do their own campaigns without my interaction. I dont like controlling My entire party. I would rather focus on my one guy and have all others a check mark to let them auto freewill
I've played this game ever since the iPhone version came out, and let me tell you, this is one of the best Political Simulators out there. Not only it is pretty simple to understand, you will get the hang of it soon enough. On my first run, i did a pretty successful government in France and didn't lose a single election while being in the 3.0 Difficulty. It has a lot of features that i'd say satisfy me and stuff. Now i do have suggestions, don't get me wrong. Even though the game is good, i'd say they should make countries like Mexico playable, because whenever i do another run i see that there is a government in Mexico, just that it isn't playable. This also applies to other countries, like Ukraine. Thats probably all of the suggestions, as my old complaints were mostly fixed. If you are looking for a Political Simulator thats pretty good, i'd say this one is your top choice.
too late to refund so i'll just warn anyone; this game is fundamentally unbalanced preventing play for longer than 2 years in my experience. even with money on lowest difficulty and party funding on highest setting, it is impossible to pay for enough members to fill up a realistic sized parliament. such a waste of time. go play The Political Process instead as it actually functions well.
Great Political Game to spend a few hours on here and there.
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